Easy Veggie Dumplings

By Jill Anton
February 28, 2011
Credit: Gemma Comas
Wish your child would try carrots and spinach? This quick pot-sticker project may make her less picky.
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Whisk away. Help your child measure out 2 Tbs. rice-wine vinegar, 2 Tbs. soy sauce, 1 Tbs. sugar, and ? tsp. grated ginger, and a place them in a small bowl. Show her how to use a whisk, and ask her to mix everything together. Suggest she hold onto the bowl with one hand to keep it steady. Set aside.

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Fill, fill, fill. Put 16 wonton wrappers on your work surface. Have your child place 1 tsp. spinach, ? tsp. corn, and ? tsp. carrots on one side of each of the wrappers. Then have her drizzle more soy sauce on top of the veggies in the wrappers.

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Close them up. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Ask your kid to brush the sides of the wonton wrappers with water. Help her fold them over and pinch the sides together to seal. Boil for 3 minutes; drain.

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Cool dumplings slightly on a platter with the dipping sauce. Put three or four on a plate for your child, and let her dig in!

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